The Armour Archive

Scott

How many kingdoms can you go to in which a Crown Tourny can have 5 Dukes, 5 counts and 40 knights out of a list of 60 fighters with no letters of intent. Ivan, I don't recall any Western Crowns in the past decade or so where the belts outnumbered the unbelts. The most even one that I remember was a...

Scott

Here's a shot of Thorfinn with his boar crest from a few years ago.

http://history.westkingdom.org/Year39/Photos/EW46.htm

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Scott

For war fighting, aluminum scuta are popular and aluminum center grip kites are becoming popular as well.

Even for wood, I like my hand deep in the boss, so I cut the wood with the grip integral, and then add another strip of wood on the back to build it up more.

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Scott

Yup, when you introduce yourself, tell them what kingdom you are from. If they don't tell you where they are from, ask. If you are from a non-touch-kill to the grill kingdom, you may want to ask them if they are OK with full force face thrusts. In general, if you see someone hanging around the picku...

Scott

I, too, think that Friedman is overreacting. First off, as much as I hate "me too" posts, I have to agree with Logan. On the field, we are all fighters. I learned that lesson a long time ago when I first faced a female opponent in a tourney. As my mind was spinning (I've never fought a girl before, ...

Scott

Jimena, I had a similar thought when I first saw a tourney of these reqirements a few years ago. Since then, however, Hans created the Ash Leaf as a fighting leaf (to go with the Rose Leaf & Leaf of Merit, the A&S and service leaves), which would qualify as an AoA level fighting award. So, in 40 yea...

Scott

Sorry to de-rail, but...

Hey Knuut!

Did you ever get my emails asking for quotes for a shirt? I sent you measurements. I was wanting the info for both stainless & titanium and then I would decide which route to take.

- Scott

Scott

T. Finkas, how will my third eye be able to see out of that thing?

I like it, actually. And it would only be 85.7% as much work.

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Scott

It's only 7 holes. Using a drill press isn't as quick as a punch, especially as you would have to clean up the burrs, but it is probably still quicker than welding. I would just get a big whitney punch. (Actually, that is exactly what I did - I picked up a couple off of eBay a while back) - Scott

Scott

Here is the tonnage chart for punching holes from roper-whitney. You could always get one of there #8 hand punches. It lists 2.8 tons for punching a 3/16" hole through 3/16" steel, and 3.7 tons for punching a 1/4" hole through 3/16" steel. Strange that your 7 ton press can't do it.... m - Scott

Scott

Vely good, glasshopper. Yup, you picked right up on the hint. If they horizontal bars are passing through holes in the vertical center bar, they don't actually have to be welded. The next tip I offer is to weld 1" x 3" (approximate size) tabs on each side of the grill, and then you can rivet it onto...

Scott

Getting better.

On this newer grill, did you drill/punch holes in the vertical center flat bar and pass the other round bars through it, or are they separate pieces butt welded to each side of it?

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Scott

Practice.

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Scott

Yup. After making your patterned rivet set, use it to make a bunch of rivets. Heat up the rivets and put them in a holder and then strike the rivet set on them to form the fancy heads. Let them cool slowly if they are ferrous, otherwise, drop them into a bucket of water. No need to harden your rivet...

Scott

Or, do it the other way around and carve a positive master. Take a steel round head rivet and file it to what you want. Put it in a vice with the head sticking up. Take a piece of tool steel, say a 1/2" rod, and heat the end up red hot. Then place it over the rivet master and whack the hot rivet set...

Scott

Someone out there must have some experience doing this. Any tips? Advice?

Thanks,
- Scott

Scott

I have no problem with two fighters fighting for each other. I would much rather see A fight for B and B fight for A than some lists I have seen where A fights for B and B fights for C and C fights for D and D fights for A. Usually these aren't the "top end" fighters, but still, "on any given day".....

Scott

Hey Murdock,

Well... there was a wee little war last weekend....

But since you brought it up, I'll see you on the pickup field at Pennsic. What was that shot you liked so much when we did the 30(?) counted blows for your birthday? The double wrap to the neck?

- Scott

Scott

I would like to try my hand at some wire inlay. I understand the concept, but I would like to hear from some people who have done this who can give some tips and warn about potential pitfalls. From my understanding, one uses gravers to cut out a channel in the metal. The channel needs to be undercut...

Scott

Stonekeep, You might want to consider adding a simple brow reinforce to these, perhaps as an add-on option. I think they would really dress them up. On one of the non-bargrill ones you posted, I was also thinking that since the helms are all welded, and the rivets are decorative, then you could perh...

Scott

Michael, Robert Woodsende used to have a really nice shield made with several layers of rawhide over (probably) wood. Iseult painted it up really nice, too. Unfortunately, he left it at Mission one night and it never turned up again. I still feel bad about it since he switched out to a bastard sword...

Scott

Beware that some kingdoms don't allow Baldar Blunts. Since Caid doesn't allow baldar blunts on crossbows (not sure about longbows), GWW and Estrella have not allowed for them to be used, which means that CA from, say, the West don't get to play. This is especially annoying at GWW where the West is s...

Scott

Master Knuut,

I was wondering if you had received my emails with my measurements for a shirt? I emailed you on 2/27, 3/1 & 3/13.

Thanks,
- Scott

Scott

I like the idea of everyone fighting everyone. Instead of an inner circle and an outer circle, have two parallel lines. You fight the guy across from you. When the whistle blows, everyone takes a few steps to the right. When you get to the end of your line, you wrap around to the beginning of the ot...

Scott

It looked even better in person. Really nice work. Radnor won the buckler. So, Dmitriy, who's your pick for Crown? - Scott PS: The stainless V6 helm went to Sir Titus, who had the highest bid at $350. Hmm, Titus also has an Ugo helm (the face helm). This could be the signal that people better buy up...

Scott

I have one question, you said "Each one articulates on a leather strap on the back side and slotted rivets on the front". Is this correct or is the arrangement actually reversed? I, too, have always been under the impression that the slots are in the back and the leathers in the front. The leather ...

Scott

Hey Murdock! The JackAMoFo is a war thang, which wouldn't be appropriate for a Pas setting. This was, indeed, a fine day where everyone was on their best behaviour and displayed great courtesy. I strived to make it through the day without having a black flag thrown by the gallery, but near the end o...

Scott

Aaron,

Lord Vail asked me for my address but I never got around to giving it to him. Could you pass it on to him for me?

Thanks,
- Scott

Scott

Brookswift, SW has a sale on flights to Phoenix. $59 each way. You would probably want to fly out of Oakland. There is a truck going that you can buy space on to send stuff there and back. I think they are charging $25 per unit, and a unit is 12 cubic feet or (I think) 60 pounds, whichever comes fir...

Scott

I just remembered, someone left a half round (AKA bunny round & Radnor round) shield in my shop about three or four years ago. He switched to a square. He told me to find a home for it. You are welcome to it if you like. It has hose on the edges but I don't know if there is anything under it. I thin...

Scott

Brookswift, Since you are just starting out, I recommend biting the bullet and making yourself a wooden shield (or buying a curved blank, if that's what you are going for) for your first shield. You are more than likely going to go through several iterations of sizes, shapes and strapping configurat...

Scott

Yeah, they're 14 gauge from the demi-geave up. And yeah, they were the first set of legs I made, about 12 years ago. My previous legs (used) got dented a lot, so I decided to make some that wouldn't need to get the dents hammered out on a constant basis. Well, they still got dented (not as often, th...

Scott

Aaron, Please take the time to re-read your posts from earlier in the year, after your visit to the Central West. You seem to have forgotten some of the lessons you had learned. It was a joy to fight along side of the individual you are refering to at last Pennsic. Watching him charge the line again...

Scott

Brookswift, The Caning Shop is on Gilman. That's where weirdos go to buy supplies for caning (chairs, etc.) and where normal people like us can go get rattan for making swords and other weapons for use in SCA combat. The minimum diameter for a sword is 1.25", after taping. Some people like heavier (...

Scott

I was going to post about marshals at practices in these parts, but I see His Highness beat me to it. He is absolutely correct. The percent of fighters who are also authorized marshals is pretty high around here. I would hazard a guess that nearly a quarter of all of the active mid-level & higher fi...

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